Grade 8 Takes on Hydraulics
After starting the 2020–21 school year online with our distance learning program, Beyond the Classroom, students and teachers alike were excited to meet on campus for an experiential learning day outdoors. Open to all students who are able to attend, these optional...
A Michaelmas Message for 2020
Seattle Waldorf School grade 1 class teacher Andrew Gilligan spoke at our school assembly held in honor of Michaelmas, an annual festival of courage celebrated at Waldorf schools around the world each autumn. He delivered an answer to the question of what Michaelmas...
SWS Announces New Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
It is with great enthusiasm that I would like to share with you that Mr. Paul Johnson has been selected to be the first Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion here at Seattle Waldorf School. A native of Seattle, Paul is an alumnus of Lakeside School and Seattle...
Our Finest Hour
The sun continues to shine brightly in Seattle—hopefully this lifts your spirits as it does mine. Last weekend a friend shared a wonderful blog post, which suggests that how we respond to this crisis could be “our finest hour.” It spoke to me because at SWS we...
From Injustice to Hope
As the rain falls on my hooded raincoat, I watch my dog ahead of me on the leash while we walk in loops around my neighborhood. The puddles form on the side of the road and gradually flow into the storm drains. Cars pass me. People scurry by. In my house, behind me,...Page 3 of 4